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2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

9 Ranked Colleges
222 Degrees Awarded
$16,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist is the 134th most popular major in the country with 5,872 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 350 speech-language pathology/pathologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 222 speech-language pathology/pathologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in speech-language pathology/pathologist. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent speech-language pathology/pathologist programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the speech-language pathology/pathologist program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UNI is a public institution located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 53 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNI also took the #2 spot in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Iowa are $22,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rockhurst University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s speech-language pathology degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree speech-language pathology students whose families make $48-$75k list, Rockhurst has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rockhurst University are $16,780, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Mary

Bismarck, North Dakota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mary. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Bismarck, North Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s speech-language pathology students in 2019-2020.

UMary not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mary are $17,861.

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#4

Fontbonne University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fontbonne University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s speech-language pathology degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

Fontbonne University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fontbonne University are $14,400, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fort Hays State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. FHSU is a fairly large school located in Hays, Kansas that handed out 8 masters’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FHSU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at FHSU are $11,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

Minnesota State University - Moorhead came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Moorhead, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s speech-language pathology degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

MSU Moorhead also made our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Moorhead are $9,900, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s speech-language pathology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, Iowa
#6 in overall quality

Saint Ambrose University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. Saint Ambrose University is located in Davenport, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 masters’s speech-language pathology degrees to qualified students.

St. Ambrose University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Ambrose University are $18,150, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full St. Ambrose University Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Report

#9

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #9. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s speech-language pathology degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

Maryville U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Maryville U are $15,696.

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References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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